Virgin Margarida

Virgin Margarida
Directed by	Licínio Azevedo
Written by	Jacques Akchoti Licínio Azevedo
Produced by	Jacques Bidou Pandora da Cunha Telles Marianne Dumoulin Pablo Iraola Pedro Pimenta
Starring	Sumeia Maculuva Hermelinda Cimela Iva Mugalela Rosa Mario
Cinematography	Mario Masini
Edited by	Nadia Ben Rachid
Music by	Moreira Chonguiça
Production companies	Ebano Multimedia Fonds Images Afrique du Ministère Français des Affaires Etranges Instituto do Cinema e do Audiovisual JBA Radiotelevisão Portuguesa Ukbar Filmes
Distributed by	Marfilmes Trigon-film
Release date	September 2012 (2012-09) (Toronto)
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Mozambique France Portugal
Languages	French Portuguese

Virgin Margarida (theatrically as Virgem Margarida) is a 2012 Portuguese drama film directed by Mozambique director Licínio Azevedo and co-produced by Jacques Bidou, Pandora da Cunha Telles, Marianne Dumoulin, Pablo Iraola and Pedro Pimenta.[1][2] The film stars Sumeia Maculuva with Hermelinda Cimela, Iva Mugalela, and Rosa Mario in supporting roles.[3][4] The film is about Margarida, a sixteen-year-old girl from the countryside who was taken mistakenly during 1975 Mozambique's rebirth to sweep all the prostitutes and bad habits from the streets of Maputo.[5][6][7]

Virgin Margarida premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.[8] The film received critics positive acclaim and screened worldwide.[9][10][11][12][13] In 2012 at the Amiens International Film Festival, the film won the Audience Award for the Best Film. It also won the SIGNIS Award for Special Mention at the same festival. In the same year, the film was nominated for Tanit d'Or award for the Best Film at the Carthage Film Festival. In 2014, actress Rosa Mario won the Andorinha Trophy for the Best Supporting Actress at the Cineport - Portuguese Film Festival.[14]

Cast

• Sumeia Maculuva as Margarida
• Iva Mugalela as Rosa
• Hermelinda Cimela as Comandante Maria João
• Rosa Mario as Susana
• Victor Gonçalves

References

1. Mulliken, Douglas (2020-01-02). "Confronting the Silences of History: Licínio Azevedo's Virgem Margarida and Comboio de Sal e Açúcar". Journal of Southern African Studies. 46: 57–71. doi:10.1080/03057070.2020.1711611. S2CID 213800329. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
2. "Virgin Margarida: African Film Festival, Inc". Retrieved 2021-10-02.
3. ""Virgem Margarida", the insurgent spirit of women: BUALA". www.buala.org. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
4. "Virgin Margarida: Film, Trailer, Kritik". www.kino-zeit.de. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
5. "Virgem Margarida". trigon-film.org. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
6. "Virgin Margarida (Virgem Margarida)". FILM AFRICA 2020. 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
7. "Virgin Margarida". africasacountry.com. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
8. Duhamel, Marie-Pierre (12 September 2012). "TIFF 2012. Toronto Notes: Licinio Azevedo's "Virgin Margarida"". Mubi. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
9. "Virgem Margarida / Virgin Margarida « Favourites Film Festival". Retrieved 2021-10-02.
10. "MARFILMES". www.marfilmes.com. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
11. "Festival gem: Virgin Margarida". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
12. "Virgin Margarida (Virgem Margarida): Film - The Guardian". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
13. "Virgin Margarida". Retrieved 2021-10-02.
14. "Virgem Margarida -accolades". Retrieved 2021-10-02.

External links

• Virgin Margarida at IMDb